Correction — the bill actually goes back to the state House of Representatives for a vote before the governor can sign it: live5news.com/2024/05/03/sc-…

Researchers at MUSC Health aim to build a DNA database of 100,000 people to better understand how genetics affects health risks. But they’re struggling to recruit enough Black participants.

Story by Lauren Sausser: kffhealthnews.org/news/article/g…

Researchers in South Carolina want to better understand how genes affect health risks such as cancer and heart disease. But they're struggling to recruit enough Black patients.
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So many female victims being found in the low country lately. Does anybody know if these are all related?

I'll be sharing databases KFF Health News has created to help you learn how much money your locality has received & who controls it. I'll suggest questions to ask & records to request. With many local reporters already covering this issue, we'll all get to learn from each other.

Excessive alcohol use has heavily impacted men in the past, but new CDC data shows deaths from heavy drinking are now climbing faster among women.

Céline Gounder, MD, ScM, FIDSA 🇺🇦 joined CBS News to discuss why women are drinking more and how it's impacting health: cbsnews.com/video/excessiv…

Major *oof* this morning and I’d like to unpack this:

“close to 30% of pediatric residency programs did not fill their residency positions, with the total number of graduates applying to pediatrics declining by 6.1% over last year”
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A special federal committee to study alcohol-related health risks will contribute suggestions for the updated dietary guidelines next year. “We don’t think there are any health benefits of drinking,” said George Koob.

Lauren Sausser reports. ⤵️ kffhealthnews.org/news/article/w…

I’m retiring from a fabulous news organization: KFF Health News. The managing editor is being promoted to my job and, here’s the best part, we are looking for a managing editor. Great reporters, security and excellent benefits. kff.bamboohr.com/careers/76

A tiny bit of Thursday shenanigans in the SC House. Democrat Russel Ott tried to get the state to expand Medicaid with this amendment submitted with no fanfare on a bill doing a few technical things to the program. It took Republicans a beat, but they protested and stopped it

NEW: An analysis published by AJG - The American Journal of Gastroenterology estimates women will account for 43% of all alcohol-associated liver disease costs by 2040, up from only 29% in 2022. Public health experts find this trend troubling.

Lauren Sausser reports: kffhealthnews.org/news/article/w…

An analysis published by AJG - The American Journal of Gastroenterology estimates women will account for 43% of all alcohol-associated liver disease costs by 2040, up from only 29% in 2022. Public health experts find this trend troubling.

Lauren Sausser reports for KFF Health News & CBS News

Scoop from KFF Health News -- Social Security's new boss says in an exclusive interview that he'll overhaul the agency's 'cruel-hearted' practice of clawing back mistaken overpayments. Disabled people have been particularly hard hit.

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Charleston police investigating SC death of Boeing retiree turned whistleblower

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A whistleblower has accused Aledade, a firm that oversees the US' largest independent network of primary care practices, of cheating Medicare out of millions using billing software “rigged” to make patients appear sicker than they were. By Fred Schulte kffhealthnews.org/news/article/w…

I’m waking up after my night shift to horrifying news — The SC Senate GOP has moved a bill out of committee to ban gender affirming care completely for all adolescents -and- for anyone on Medicaid, including adults of any age.

This was never about protecting kids.